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Article: Androgenetic alopecia - Current status.
- Article from:
- Indian Journal of Dermatology
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
- Author:
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Byline: Jayakar. Thomas
Introduction
Androgenetic alopecia is an extremely common disorder affecting both men and women. The incidence is generally considered to be greater in males than females, although some evidence suggests that the apparent differences in incidence may be a reflection of different expression in males and females.
Epidemiology
Universally this is an extremely common disorder that affects roughly 50% of men and perhaps as many women older than 40 years. As many as 13% of premenopausal women reportedly have some evidence of androgenetic alopecia. However, the incidence increases greatly in women following menopause, ...